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At the end of fiscal year 2012, the Army's vehicle fleet numbered around
70,800 vehicles, which is about 12,000 less than it had in 2009. As it
cuts back on the number of overall vehicles it has, the Army is also
assembling a greener, more environmentally friendly fleet.

An informal working group reviewed 61 methodologies in the private sector for measuring the lifecycle cost of products. DoD's goal is to incorporate such a total cost of ownership approach for all products. The Pentagon eventually could make the process a standard.